PHOENIXMICROWAVE MUFFLE FURNACE

Fast, Accurate Ash Analysis

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Two furnace configurations

available!

High Temperature 1200 °C Furnace holds

up to 8 (25-mL) crucibles

High Capacity1000 °C Furnace Holds

up to 15 (25-mL) crucibles Ideal for

higher-throughput laboratories

High speed exhaust eliminates need for unit placement in a fumehood

Furnace temperature uniformity exceeds requirements of standard methods (USP, ASTM, AOAC)

Use any kind of crucible, including metal!

Store up to 20 methods

IR sensor shuts down microwaves in the event of overheating

Provides safe storage for furnace doorProtects operators from hot inner surface

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Heating element placed in furnace walls for optimum heating efficiency

Dual protection system prevents microwave door from closing without the furnace door in place

Large display for easy viewing

Programmable temperature control allows simple single set point temperature or stored multiple stage programs

NIST-traceable dual thermocouple allows rapid verification and calibra-tion of the furnace temperature for ISO/GLP procedures

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PHOENIX FEATURES

Fast & EfficientPhoenix Muffle Furnaces perform many high temperature applications up to 97% faster than traditional muffle furnac-es, giving you more time to make adjustments to your pro-cess and reduce out-of-specification product.

AccuratePhoenix furnaces satisfy standard methods that require electrically heated furnaces. They have built-in calibration software and NIST traceable accessories are available.

SafePhoenix reduces exposure to fumes and heat with a built-in exhaust system that does not require placement of the unit in a fume hood. These rugged, durable furnaces feature door interlocks and built-in system diagnostics.

Easy-to-UseAuto-start software allows pre-programmable warm-up and shut down. Phoenix furnaces store up to 20 user-pro-grammed methods.

l Up to 97% faster than conventional muffle furnaces

l Accurate results in minutes

l 2 furnace sizes to choose from

l Clean, cool operation

l Rugged and durable

l Reduces exposure to fumes and heat

l Quartz fiber crucibles allow rapid cooling and eliminates risks of burns from handling

l Platinum, porcelain, and graphite crucibles allowed

l Airwave version available

l Sulfated Ashing option available

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QUICK & EASY STEPSACCURATE ASH ANALYSIS Doesn’t Get Any Easier Than This

Select the ashing program for your sample using the keypad on the

Phoenix Ashing Furnace

Weigh your sample into a crucible

Place samples in furnace

Press “Start”

REDUCE ANALYSIS TIMES FROM HOURS TO MINUTESMany diverse industries from food to petroleum products use muffle furnaces to ash both incoming and outgoing product for analysis. Unfortunately, ashing samples in a conventional furnace takes hours to complete. It is often used for quality control, but is impractical for process control. However, a microwave muffle furnace can reduce ashing times to minutes, allowing time for the results to be used for improving process control. You now have time to make adjustments to your process, ensuring a higher quality product and less rework.

The Phoenix Microwave Muffle Furnace is the third generation of our award-winning line of muffle furnaces. Up to 97% faster than convention-al muffle furnaces, the system offers a flexibility not found in conventional furnaces. It provides precise temperature control and accurate results for a variety of applications. Quite simply, it’s the fastest, easiest-to-use ashing system you can buy.

Any type of crucible used in a conventional muffle furnace can be used in the Phoenix, including all metal crucibles!

PHOENIX MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF ASTM & USP STANDARD METHODSl ASTM D5630-94 Ash content of thermoplasticsl ASTM D1506-94b Carbon black ash contentl USP 281 ROI (Sulfated Ash)l USP 733 LOI

PROGRAMMABLE TEMPERATURE CONTROLPhoenix was designed to produce a uniform temperature throughout the furnace. It is the only microwave muffle furnace which has its heating element placed in the walls of the furnace, giving the Phoenix greater temperature stability.

Programmable and automatic temperature controls are standard on every Phoenix System. Multiple methods may be stored with up to 8 individual ramp, dwell, and hold times per method. Recall any method, any time and use your own method names.

The NIST-traceable dual thermocouple measures air temperature in the furnace center, allowing simultaneous, independent measurement of the furnace chamber temperature. The Calibration Source Instrument, also NIST-traceable, works with the Phoenix software to calibrate the temperature controller with the time and date recorded in the computer memory for display and/or printout.

Use any crucible that may be used in a con-ventional muffle furnace including platinum.

PHOENIX AIRWAVEThe Phoenix AirWave™ meets the most demanding requirements of large organic samples with ease, and eliminates volume reduction/carbonization on hot plate or Bunsen burner. Using our patented fanless exhaust system, the Phoenix Airwave quickly and safely ashes samples with large quantities of volatile by-products.

l Fast, accurate analysis l Ash volatile organics, diesel and jet fuel without a Bunsen burner l Accuracy comparable to standard methods l Convenient-to-use, easy-to-clean l Compressed air driven exhaust system will not clog - No moving parts

The Phoenix Airwave provides accurate Carbon Black results in a fraction of the time it takes for conventional furnaces. The standard deviation is also reduced, making the use of nitrogen atmosphere or quartz tubes unnecessary.

PHOENIX WITH SULFATED ASHING OPTION

Ash pharmaceutical raw materials, excipients and finished products in minutes, while safely removing and neutralizing sulfur dioxide and nitric acid emissions to meet ISO 14000 regulations.

l Meets requirements for USP 281 (ROI) & USP 733 (LOI) l Full documentation of method, completion date, and time l Rapid disconnect feature allows system to be used as either a standard ashing system or a sulfated ashing system in less than 5 minutes without the use of tools l Quartz furnace ceiling assures sample purity

ASHING TIMES Microwave Furnace: 10 mins Conventional Furnace: 145 mins

PHOENIX WORKSTATIONAll Phoenix Systems are available as a workstation, including balance, and printer (not shown). The Phoenix Workstation option transforms your microwave muffle furnace into a complete center for accurate ashing and data compilation for complete documentation of the ashing process to assist you in complying with ISO and other QC requirements.

CALIBRATION SOURCE INSTRUMENT(NIST traceable)The calibration source instrument and built-in system software allow rapid calibration of the temperature control circuitry of the Phoenix Ashing Systems. An NIST traceable certificate of calibration is supplied with the instrument.

DUAL ELEMENT THERMOCOUPLE (NIST traceable)The type K Dual Element Thermocouple contains two thermocou-ples in one sheath. While one thermocouple controls the operating temperature, the second thermocouple can be connected to a digital thermometer to verify the accuracy of the controlling thermocouple. It is NIST traceable with a certificate of calibration.

COOLING FANThe furnace cooling fan rapidly reduces heat to the starting temperature.

BALANCE The 110g or 210g balance with 0.1mg sensitivity.

PRINTERDocumenting analysis data is convenient using a multicolor printer available from CEM.

Accessories for the Phoenix Ashing Systems

ASH SAMPLES IN AS LITTLE AS 7 MINUTES

CEM Crucibles & Caps Faster Ashing, Cools in seconds

Phoenix microwave muffle furnaces can use any crucible that may be used in a conventional muffle furnace (including platinum), but it’s hard to beat our patented quartz fiber crucibles for speed, convenience and safety. The quartz fiber material allows oxygen to circulate around the sample dramatically reducing ashing times and cools in seconds, eliminating crucible burns.

l Increase rate of sample oxidation

l Withstands temperatures up to 1,000 °C

l Disks are available to cover samples and prevent sample loss

l Unbreakable

l Reusable with liner disk

l Safe! Cools in seconds

l No need for desiccation

l Available in 20-, 50- or 100-mL sizes

Quartz fiber crucible caps are also available and can be used with our 50- or 100-mL crucibles.

l Ideal for low ash samples and samples with high organic content

l Contains the sample when ignition occurs

l Reduces contamination

l Improves accuracy on ROI and LOI determinations

Self-Sealing Quartz Crucibles

For oxygen-free ashing, self-sealing quartz crucibles are available. Ideal for applications such as carbon black determination in polyethylene and polypropylene.

Forget titrations and back calculations for bone content. Get a fast, accurate and direct bone content analysis with the Phoenix Microwave Furnace. Save money and increase production yields by running closer to target.

l Fast, direct method

l More accurate than titration

l No chemicals

l Automatically calculates results

Sample % Bone AOAC Bone Difference12345678910

0.770.700.800.860.590.640.790.500.830.85

0.830.760.620.510.550.560.500.500.850.88

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Bone Content Results: Mechanically Separated Chicken (MSC)

Phoenix for Bone Content AnalysisDirect analysis in less than 15 minutes without titration

Our commitment to you doesn’t end when your system is shipped; it begins.~Michael J. Collins President & CEO, CEM

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